What is Retirement Living?

What is Retirement Living?

Retirement Living

Retirement Living gives you the independence of owning your own beautiful, spacious, low maintenance apartment close to local amenities, together with the comfort of having a homeowners’ lounge for socialising and a House Manager who arranges all the exterior maintenance and gardening.

Le Jardin: now selling

This McCarthy & Stone development includes a spacious hotel-style guest suite where friends and family are welcome to stay. Our guest suite facilities are typically available for only £25 a night* subject to availability. Please ask the House or Estates Manager for further details. *Typical price. May vary per development.

Highlights

Wide range of amenities immediately accessible

Excellent transport links

Residential parking subject to availability

Good road links to A1M

Beautiful Homeowners' Club Lounge

Scenic location at world’s first Garden City

Guest Suite available

This development benefits from a Guest Suite where family and friends can stay. To find out more, please click here.

Overview

Our stylish new Retirement Living development Le Jardin in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire is now selling.

Le Jardin boasts a beautiful landscaped garden allowing you to relax outdoors, as well as a private parking facility. Designed to be a home away from home, our Letchworth development meets the same high standards of accommodation we have provided for the past 40 years.

Retirement Living at McCarthy & Stone

At McCarthy & Stone, we think we’ve thought of everything to make your life easier, helping you enjoy the future with confidence

Assisted Living at McCarthy & Stone

At McCarthy & Stone, we think we’ve thought of everything to make your life easier, helping you enjoy the future with confidence

Take a tour

View our stunning development videos to get a sense of what it's really like to move into your new McCarthy & Stone apartment.

About Retirement Living

Service charges

Cleaning of communal windows

Upkeep of gardens and grounds

Water rates for communal areas and private apartments

Electricity, heating, lighting and power to communal areas

Comprehensive insurance of the building

Staff costs

Repairs and maintenance to the interior and exterior communal areas

24 hour emergency monitoring service

We are completely transparent with our service charges for running the development. They do not cover external costs such as your Council Tax, gas and electricity or TV, but do include the cost of your House Manager, your water and sewerage rates, our 24 hour emergency call system, the heating and maintenance of all communal areas and all external window cleaning, exterior property maintenance and gardening.

Even if you think you are not eligible now, you may be entitled to receive certain financial entitlements once you have moved in or if your situation changes. See how our dedicated Entitlements team can help you.

FAQs

1

What is the minimum age requirement to purchase and live in a Retirement Living apartment?

Age restrictions form part of the lease which states you are not permitted to occupy an apartment if under the age limit set. Where there may be two occupants, both must meet the age requirement. There are two types of age restrictions, one is for sole occupancy and the other for joint occupancy.

Sole occupancy for Retirement Living is usually 60 and over. There is no upper limit however the homeowner would have to be able to live independently. Joint occupancy is usually 60/55, therefore one of the occupants would have to be over 60 and the other over 55.

Each development will have their own lease requirements, so it is always best to check with the Sales Executives at each site to determine the age limit requirement. There is no age limit to purchase one of our apartments, the restriction is only for the occupier.

The age limits for occupiers are often a requirement imposed by Council planning departments and are in line with Government policy which encourages purpose built accommodation for older people.

2

Do you offer Part Exchange?

Yes. If you want a quick, simple way to sell your home and move into one of our retirement apartments, then Part Exchange could be the answer. For more information please click here.

3

What happens after an exchange of contracts?

Once exchange of contracts has taken place, your agreed completion date will be confirmed by your solicitor and/or one of our Sales Consultants. At this point your removal company can be contacted to firm up your required moving in date.

There is usually a one to two week gap between exchange and completion to allow you time to book and confirm removals. It is however also possible to exchange and complete on the same day.

4

Can you help me with the organisation of the move?

Yes. We’ve helped more people move in later life than any other developer – so we have all the skills and time to help take the pressure off your move. Whether it’s dealing with intermediaries or providing a packing and removals service – we can arrange it on your behalf.

5

Is it more expensive to live in one of your apartments than my current home?

While this will depend on individual circumstances, we find that, in most cases, service charges for one of our apartments are lower than like-for-like costs in a Customer’s previous property. In addition, heating costs are very often lower due to our modern construction methods and, most likely, the more manageable size of the new apartment.

When Customers discuss the purchase of a McCarthy & Stone apartment with us, they receive a service charge leaflet and our Sales Executive sits down with them to help them fill in the costs, review what is covered in the management services and compare them to day-to-day running costs in their current home. Our Sales Executive ensures that they have a detailed knowledge of ongoing costs before a sale is completed.

Local area

Since the development is close to the town centre, there are ample shopping facilities located just a stone’s throw away, including a selection of independent retailers to cater to your every need.

As the world’s first Garden City, Letchworth has plenty to do in the great outdoors. A 13.6 mile Garden City Greenway nature trail frames this charming town and there is also a 170 acre working farm with a picnic area - perfect for when the grandchildren come to visit.

The town also contains an outdoor heated swimming pool which opens in the summer and an independent four screen cinema.

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Now selling

Retirement Living

Le Jardin

Station Road, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3BA

Bus stop

Dentist

Doctors

Pharmacy

Post Office

Bank

Shops

Train station

If you are using a Sat Nav system you may need the full address of this development. The postcode is newly created by Royal Mail and may not be accurate for some months.

Events

Moving Solutions Day

Join us in the Club Lounge from 11am, where we will be serving light refreshments. Our friendly team will be on hand to offer information and advice on all the ways we can help get you moving.

Whether it’s time, or money you want to save, or you just want to know how to start the moving process, come and see how our range of services are designed to make moving home as simple as possible. We can even help with some of the costs of your move, declutter, pack and unpack for you.

You can also take a tour of our brand new development and stunning Show Complex & find out more about Retirement Living from McCarthy & Stone.

Places are limited. Please book early by calling us today on 0800 201 4811.

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Please note that images are for illustrative purposes only. Images may include upgrades and optional extras which may be available for you to purchase at an additional cost. Please click here for further explanations. Floor plans and pricing are accurate at time of publication. Floor plans are for guidance purposes only and are subject to change. Prices may fluctuate depending on market conditions and availability.